An Autumn Day

        Fall.  What a beautiful season, filled with color and wonder.  What a perfect time for long walks, and fresh air. . .
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      It was the perfect autumn day, not too cool, but not too warm either.  And the air was so fresh and crisp!  A perfect day to take a walk, something I hadn’t enjoyed in a long time. . . It was rather easy to take advantage of the day’s weather, living out where I did.  Not in town, no.  I could never live in town, too many people.  Rather, I lived in the countryside, with signs of nature where ever the eye could see.  And strolls through the woods were always the best, with nothing but the quiet sounds of the season.  It didn’t take me long to get ready, only grabbing a zip up hoodie and a pair of gloves. . .
      As I trekked out the door I had a specific path in mind, one I had been saving for the perfect day, like today.  I was fast in getting there, it being my own backyard, and as I went down the chosen way, I listened.  I listened and heard; birds chirping, leaves rustling, and streams dripping.  I walked for hours just listening and watching, without an earthly care in the world.  But I must have been walking for longer than I first realized, for I soon found the trees starting to thin, until they opened to a clearing.  I slowly approached and saw how scattered the trees were and how they were all so covered in brilliant shades of reds, oranges, and yellows, just like the forest. . . Under a particular clutch of trees sat a bench, which appeared to be handmade.  It was very inviting after walking as long as I had.  But seeing it surprised me, all the way out here, and I wondered if I was on someone’s property.  But it seemed so secluded that I realized it might be a secret sanctuary.  It was certainly fitting, with its peaceful and inviting air.  I couldn’t resist long and I was soon sitting on the hand crafted seat.  I started to contemplate about the current year that was soon to come to a close, and I tried to remember all that had happened.  I also decided on a few resolutions, and found myself quite at peace.  But it was soon time to move on, and I went back the way I had come.  I dually noted to come back sometime, and maybe find out if anyone else knew about the secret sanctuary, but then thought better of it.  I may share it sometime, but not for a while.  For now I would enjoy it myself, and no one else. . .